G20 finance ministers gather to tackle debt crisisOctober 14, 2011 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Finance ministers and central bankers from the world's top economies gathered in Paris on Friday, October 14, to strengthen the faltering global economy and protect ailing banks from Europe's ballooning debt crisis, AFP reports. At a briefing ahead of a two-day meeting of G20 finance ministers, a French official said the top priority would be to tackle the eurozone financial crisis. "The G20 is taking place in a context where the absolute priority is to find solutions to stabilize the eurozone," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The eurozone is "the epicenter of the global crisis," the official said, adding: "If we cannot stabilize the eurozone, we will face problems in the months to come." The Paris meeting comes as eurozone leaders race to finalize a response to the bloc's debt crisis, with plans to shore up banks threatened by the debt troubles plaguing the single currency area. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |